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China bans pet anaesthetic tiletamine after waves of young people vape drug
South China Morning Post
China has banned tiletamine, a common veterinary anaesthetic, after its recreational inhalation among young people escalated sharply. Since July 1, the compound has been classified as a controlled substance and is regulated as strictly as fentanyl. Tiletamine has a chemical structure similar to ketamine, commonly known as “K powder”, and it was mainly used for surgical anaesthesia in pets such as cats and dogs. However, the substance can be vaporised in so-called heady e-cigarettes to induce...
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